Adder’S-Mouth vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Malaxis bayardii compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orchidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Malaxis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.